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State secondary · 11 to 16 · Mixed · 1,130 pupils

Denbigh High School

Alexandra Avenue, Luton, LU3 1HE
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Ofsted: Outstanding · December 20231st (1/12)Oversubscribed · 2.0 first choices per place (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 549th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: 1st.
1st (1/12)Rank among 12 Luton secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Luton league table →
Inspection
Outstanding, December 2023
Getting in
Oversubscribed for Year 7 2026
Results
+0.80 progress 8; 54.3 attainment 8
Size
1,130 pupils; 208 places a year; classes of 25
Run by
Chiltern Learning Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11 to 16 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: +0.80, against +0.15 in Luton.
  • Attainment 8: 54.3, against 46.4 in Luton.
  • Oversubscribed: 2.0 first choices for each place (Year 7 2026).
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outLuton and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Luton and England
This schoolLutonEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.80
Better than Luton
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
54.3
Better than Luton
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
60%
Better than Luton
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
5.9%
Better than Luton
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
15.3%
Better than Luton
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
6.6
Better than Luton
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
24.6
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
33%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.4
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
2.0
More sought after than Luton
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 5 December 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

  • Outstanding
  • Progress 8: +0.80 (England +0.01) (county +0.15)
  • Attainment 8: 54.3 (England 47.4) (county 46.4)
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 60% (England 48%) (county 46%)
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well above average

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.80+0.01+0.152023/2024
Attainment 854.347.446.42025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above60%48%46%2025/2026

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)1st (1/12)

Where leavers go

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SourceDfE, destination measures.

Things to know
  • A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2422095%In education 94%; Apprenticeship 0.5%; Employment 0.0%
After GCSEs2022/2322394%In education 92%; Apprenticeship 1.3%; Employment 0.4%
After GCSEs2021/2222094%In education 91%; Apprenticeship 1.4%; Employment 1.8%
Luton league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 5.9% of sessions missed; 15% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.0% and 27%
  • Suspensions: 7 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 20); 2 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 24.6 pupils; 3.1% of classes have more than 30
  • 16.4 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 246 m
  • 43 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 9 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 12.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.6 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 654 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/255.9%4.2%1.7%15%0.3%
2023/245.9%4.0%1.9%15%1.0%
2022/237.4%5.1%2.3%21%0.7%
Schools with a similar intake9.0%27%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/256.66.0%742
2023/246.55.5%734
2022/233.93.5%440
Schools with a similar intake19.7

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size24.62025/26
Classes over 30 pupils3.1%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.4November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus246

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 9 serious and 0 fatal in all; 15 involved a pedestrian, 3 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20259
20246
20238
20228
202112

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO212.42024
PM1012.42024
PM257.62024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals33%2025/26
First language other than English80%2025/26
SEN support11%2025/26
Education, health and care plan5.3%2025/26
Girls49%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, December 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2023.

DateKindOutcome
5 December 2023Graded inspectionOutstanding

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026

  • 426 families put it first for 208 places; 204 of them got in
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 720262084261,007204
Year 72025213377960202
Year 720242114231,065203
Year 720232114421,074198
Year 720222124431,153204
Year 720212144061,044202
Year 720202164681,136210
Year 720192204831,132214
Year 720182114751,058208
Year 72017223462978221

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2013
DfE, open academies list
DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 November 2010

  • Chiltern Learning Trust, with 21 schools
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 November 2010
  • Replaced Denbigh High School (URN 109683)
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

Stopsley High School1.1 miIcknield High School1.1 miThe Stockwood Park Academy1.6 miChiltern Academy1.6 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Rise and Shine Day Nursery0.1 miles
Clarence House Luton0.2 miles
First Steps Pre-School0.3 miles
Little Stars Pre-School0.4 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

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